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celebrate the idiosyncrasy of daily life?

Tessa Sabrina Robin Bil

Filmmaker and Storyteller

“An actor entering through a door, you’ve got nothing. But if he enters through a window, you’ve got a situation.” — Billy Wilder

My stories are regularly based in daily life. They might not necessarily be “based on true events” but there is always a core of reality in the stories: people, situations, things that have happened and the often unexpected beauty that lies within.

Below you can find my resume, highlights from my portfolio, and a glimpse of some work in progress. For more of my work, visit my company website, Whatever Films.

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Screen-print-style black-and-white portrait of filmmaker Tessa Sabrina Robin Bil.

Highlights from my portfolio

Yellow-and-black poster for the short film Kotov Syndrome (Kotov Syndroom), with three character portraits in brush-stroke frames above two silhouetted figures confronting each other.

Poster for the short film It Won’t Perish (Het vergaat niet), showing a suitcase at the end of a dark, symmetrical corridor.

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Work in progress

Here’s a glimpse at several projects currently in
various stages of development.

Selection of six screenplay covers written by Tessa Sabrina Robin Bil: Een klootzak is wat je was!, In Loneliness Together, De spullen van Sandra, The Golden Chronicles Part Nine, De dag dat alles veranderde en nooit meer hetzelfde werd, and Hello Young Lovers.

Memoriae Caligine

Experimental / Psychological Horror – Est. Runtime: 15 minutes
English / Limited Dialogue

Gaia wanders alone through a fractured city at night, haunted by the persistent feeling that someone is following her, even though no one is ever there.

The world around her stutters, distorts and cracks, as if time itself is coming undone. As she desperately searches for a way home, she is drawn deeper into a surreal labyrinth of memories and alienation.

Concept artwork for Memoriae Caligine, showing a silhouetted woman against a fractured city skyline divided between blue and fiery orange.

In de wacht (Life On Hold)

Existential Comedy – Est. Runtime: 15 – 18 minutes
Dutch

While stuck in an endless phone queue, two friends prepare for a call that becomes increasingly important, as certainty slips further and further out of reach.

Concept artwork for In de wacht (Life On Hold), showing two women in a cluttered living room, one anxiously making a phone call while the other lies upside down across the sofa.

Concept artwork for works in progress created with generative AI.

Looking to collaborate?

Stories may start with one person, but films rarely do. I’m always open to new collaborations.

You can contact me for screenwriting, pitch deck development, subtitling and translation, script editing and other editorial work.

I’m also available for (assistant) directing, production assistance, editing and other film-related work.

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Searching for stories that explore and celebrate the idiosyncrasy of daily life?